Independent measurement of strain and sensor failure features in Bragg grating sensors through multiple mode coupling

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 433-442

  Prabhugoud, Mohanraj ^a   Peters, Kara ^a   Pearson, James ^a   Zikry, Mohammed A ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladding modes; Fiber Bragg gratings; Radiation modes; Self diagnostics; Sensor failure

Indexed keywords

BRAGG REFLECTORS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; OPTICAL FIBERS; RADIATION; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

CLADDING MODES; RADIATION MODES; SELF DIAGNOSTICS; SENSOR FAILURE;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 34047170478     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2006.08.021     Document Type: Article

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